Saturday, I grated a cup of cheddar cheese for Ina Garten's "Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits" and refrigerated the cheese.

Monday, I went to the store to buy the buttermilk.

This morning, I diced the butter for the biscuits and put it in the refrig so it'd be quite cold.

At 3:00 P.M., I put the measuring cup in the refrigerator so it'd be cold when I poured in the buttermilk.

At 4 P.M., I pulled out the bread board, washed and dried it. I have a 6 P.M. phone appointment, but I was sure I could be done with the biscuits long before that.

All set to make the biscuits. I felt smug that they'd be super, since I had so diligently made sure everything would be cold.

I noticed the dough seemed dry, but I had never before made this recipe, so I sloughed off my concern. The dough rolled fine. I put the cut biscuits on the baking sheet. Brushed with egg wash. As soon as I brushed the last one, I remembered:

I forgot to put in the butter!

I threw away the whole kit 'n caboodle . . . well, not the bread board or the mixer. If I hadn't been in a hurry, I wouldn't have made the mistake, and I probably would have thrown the dough back into the mixer and added the butter. But it is what it is.

Now, I have diced butter and no more cheese. I refuse to let these biscuits get the better of me. I'm going to make a yellow cake in the morning, since I have buttermilk. Then, I'll traipse to the store for cheddar cheese.